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HENRY HOWARD SESSIONS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE PULL- MANS PALACE CAR COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 51 5,555, dated February 2'7, 1894. Application filed December 18, 1891- Serial No. 415,493. (No model.)

To Wham it ll concern; Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of an axle partly Be it known that I, HENRY HOWARD SES- broken away and a friction gear mounted SIoNS, of Chicago, Illinois, have invented certhereon,some of the supporting and connecttain new and useful Improvements in Oaring parts being also broken away. Fig.5is an 55 5 Brakes, of which the following is a specificaend view of the parts shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 131011 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a face My invention relates to certain improveview of one of the friction disks, the friction ments in car brakes; and the object of my plate being removed. Fig. 8 is an edge view invention is to provide a powerful brake of onehalf of the same, these disksbeing sepa- 6c IO which can be applied without injurious shock rable so as to adapt them the better to be or jar and from either end of the car, and so. applied to the axle. Fig. 9 is a plan view of constructed that if one or more of the parts one of the friction plates usually composed of break, the uninjured parts will still be efiectleather. Fig. 10 is an edge view of the same. ive to stop the car or train. Fig. 11 is a broken elevation, partlyin section, 6 5 I5 My improvements relate more particularly of the brake rod of a hand brake, and also of to the brake gear, said gear being of that a motor controlling shaft, the construction class generally designated friction gear, shown being particularlyadapted toacarhavand comprising in my improved construction ing the drivers cab elevated and projecting two disks fixed upon the axle of the car truck over the front of the deck; and Fig. 12 is a 70 2e and two disks loosely mounted and capable similar view of a modified construction of the of sliding thereon, the sliding disks being same parts. moved by forcing between them a wedge In the drawings, 15 represents the body of face disk, the latter being mounted so as to the car which may be of any kind or construcswing on ahorizontal axis and which may be tion, but as shown in Fig. 1 is an electric 7 5 2 5 actuated either by hand or by-power, but I street railway car having roof seats and drivhave provided a special construction of opers cabs arranged at the extreme ends of the crating mechanism for applying the brake upper deck. from a cab on the car roof. I preferably pro- 16 represents the truck wheels and 17 the vide the trucks at each end of the car with axle. Upon one of the axles of each truck is 80 the friction gear and connect the gearing at mounted the friction gearing, comprising in opposite ends of the car by a chain, cable or my improved construction, a divided or sepother flexible connecting means which shall arable disk 19, the rim being divided transbe adapted to be taken up and paid out by versely and the hub longitudinally. The latthe setting or releasing of the brakes, said for is marked 20 and is provided with bolt 85 chain being connected with and adapted to lugs 21, whereby its parts are secured tomove the brakes so as to force them against gether upon the axle. the wheels, their release being effected, pref- In order to secure the friction member 19 erably, by a weight normally tending to move from rotation, l employ the set screws 22, but them away from the wheels. Of course the other fastening means may be substituted 9o several cars of thetrain may have their brakes therefor. The friction member 19 is a shalconnected so that the application of the brake low cup shaped casting having ribs 19 by upon one car shall set all of those upon the preference, and within the hollow is fitted the train. removable wearing disk 23, preferably of In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is leather, and which is of such form as to fit 9 5 a view in side elevation of a street railway accurately within the hollow of the member car of a recent type having a double deck 19 to which it may be secured by rivets or in and elevated cabsfor the driver. Fig. 2 is a any other convenient way. Two of these fricside elevation of one of the trucks and a part tion members 19 are fixed upon the axle, prefof the floor timbers and frame of the car, the erably mid-way between its middle and the [00 5o brake connection and brake rod broken away. wheels, and there are also provided two mov- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the parts shown in able friction disks each marked 24: and of similar construction to the fixed members except that their hubs are not secured with the axle but are adapted to slide thereon. Said hubs have the enlargements 26 facing each otherand preferably in or nearly in contact. To one of these hubs 25 is secured a chain or other flexibleconnecting medium 27 which, as shown in Fig. 2, is turned about pulleys 28, its opposite end being made fast to a similar hub of asimilar friction gear mounted upon the truck at the opposite end of the car. These pulleys 28 are journaled 1n hoophangers 29 which freely slide on the staples 30 secured with the frame work of the car, said hangers being each connected with brake rods 31 connected respectively to the brake levers 33, said levers being connected with and adapted to apply the brakes In order to insure the freeing of the brake shoes from the wheels, I may employ the weights 35 hung upon arms connectedwith the pivot of the brake lever.

The means for forcing the disks 24 into frictional engagement comprise thebeveled edged disks 36, rotatably mounted in a frame 37,

the latter being pivotally supported upon a bracket 38 depending from the floor frame.

The upper end of this swinging frame has connectedtheretoa rod 39 having a crank connection with the brake rod 40. Said brake rod may be arranged as seen in Fig. 11, in

. which instance it has upon its upper end a gear 41 enmeshing with a gear 42 secured on the sleeve 43 and controlled by the brake lever 44.

45 represents a hand wheel secured witha rod 4.6 carrying a gear 47 enmeshing with a gear 48, the latter being secured with a sleeve 49 which controls the operation of the electric motor. The purpose of thus dividing the brake rod and gearing the sections thereof together will be understood by referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, wherein 50 represents cabs for the driver located on the upper deck and at the extreme ends of the car. In order to have the brake and power levers conveniently arranged within the cab, they are divided and the upper portions thereof will extend into the cab and are therefore odset so that they may be placed near the front walls of the cabs respectively.

In Fig. 12 a modified arrangement is shown, the brake rod in this case being extended straight up from the crank and provided with an operating handle atits top while the power is controlled by the sleeve.

While I have described a specific means for operating the brake and one which is novel in the construction shown in Fig. 11, I do not limit that part of my invention relating to the construction and arrangement of the brake itself to this specific means for controlling the brake.

My invention may of course be applied to steam railway cars and the brakes may be operated by air, steam or other power; the

brakes may be inside or outside brakes, or both inside and outside brakes may be employed as shown in the drawings.

WVhile I prefer to provide each of the trucks of a car with the brake gear above described and connect them by a flexible connecting medium as described, I do not limit my invention thereto as, if desired, only one of the trucksof the car need be equipped with the friction appliances, the flexible medium in this case being suitably connected to the brake lever'of the truck carrying the friction devices.

The brake above described is very powerful and utilizes in a practical. manner the momentum of the train for the application of the brakes. A further desirable feature of ble chain or cable which is wound upon the hub ofthe friction disk being sufficient to provide for the gradual application of the brakes and the avoidance of injurious shock or jar.

I do not limit my invention to the precise details of construction, arrangement or connection of its parts.

It will be observed that as shown in the drawings only one of the hubs is connected to the brake levers. Of course both of the hubs may be connected by chains or cables as 27 to the same brake lever. nect to only one hub as shown and to utilize the other hub for the connection of an equalizer whereby the brakes on a car or cars coupled to the one carrying said friction devices may be operated.

I claim- 1. In means for operating car brakes, the combination with the car axle, of a friction gear secured thereon, a second friction gear slidably mounted thereon and a bevel faced gear rotatably mounted on a movable support and adapted to be thrust into engagement with the sliding gear whereby the latter maybe thrust into frictional contact with the fixed gear, substantially as described.

2. In means for operating car brakes, the combination with a car axle of a friction gear mounted thereon and comprising in combina- But I prefer to contion two members secured upon the axle, two

upon the car axles and adapted to be locked therewith, a flexible connection between the friction gearing and the brake actuating 1ever, a link or rod for actuating the friction gearing, and a brake rod operatively connected to said link and said brake rod being di l vided at the car roof and having its members geared together, substantially as described.

HENRY HOWARD SESSIONS. Witnesses:

E. G. TOURTELOT, E. R. OURTIss. 

